Bible: Rom 4:16-17

4:16For this reasonit is byfaithso thatit may bebygrace,1with the resultthat the promisemay be certain to allthe descendants– notonly to those who are under the law, butalsoto those who have the faithof Abraham,2whoisthe fatherof usall4:17(asit is written, “I have madeyouthe fatherof manynations”).3 He is our father4 in the presenceof God whomhe believed– the Godwho5 makesthe deadaliveandsummonsthe things that do notyet existas thoughthey already do.6